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Note on the determination of the best-fitting plane for a given set of directions

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Using Lagrange's multiplicator, a least-squares solution for the position of the plane that is in best accord with a finit number of directions is derived. Reference is made to a seismo-tectonic problem to which the solution can be applied.

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  1. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands

    A. R. Ritsema & J. G. J. Scholte

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Ritsema, A.R., Scholte, J.G.J. Note on the determination of the best-fitting plane for a given set of directions. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 49, 13–14 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01992140

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